Re: main.cf format checking.

2009-09-21 Thread Wietse Venema
Gerard: > A GUI that could create 'main.cf', do syntax checking and warn of > potential conflicting options, or perhaps options that were ordered > incorrectly would be a major project IMHO. Add in options for templates > for things like 'virtual hosting', 'sender dependent relaying', etc., > and t

Re: main.cf format checking.

2009-09-21 Thread /dev/rob0
On Monday 21 September 2009 12:17:27 David Southwell wrote: > > Yes, "postconf" could use a couple of extra features. > > What might be especially useful would be to check, in addition to > format erros, whether, on the face of it main.cf shows possible: > > 1. Open Relay Open relay is generally n

Re: main.cf format checking.

2009-09-21 Thread Gerard
On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:17:27 +0100 David Southwell wrote: [snip] > What might be especially useful would be to check, in addition to > format erros, whether, on the face of it main.cf shows possible: > > 1. Open Relay > 2. Appropriate configuration of subsidiary tools e.g policyd > 3. Appropria

Re: main.cf format checking.

2009-09-21 Thread David Southwell
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 08:57:09AM -0600, LuKreme wrote: > > On 21-Sep-2009, at 08:47, Victor Duchovni wrote: > >> It may be useful to highlight for review parameter names that are not > >> known to "postconf -d" (i.e. not built-in). Also any parameters defined > >> more than once (the last value

Re: main.cf format checking.

2009-09-21 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 08:57:09AM -0600, LuKreme wrote: > On 21-Sep-2009, at 08:47, Victor Duchovni wrote: >> It may be useful to highlight for review parameter names that are not >> known to "postconf -d" (i.e. not built-in). Also any parameters defined >> more than once (the last value wins, bu

Re: main.cf format checking.

2009-09-21 Thread LuKreme
On 21-Sep-2009, at 08:47, Victor Duchovni wrote: It may be useful to highlight for review parameter names that are not known to "postconf -d" (i.e. not built-in). Also any parameters defined more than once (the last value wins, but there really should be just one setting of each parameter).

Re: main.cf format checking.

2009-09-21 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 03:33:22PM +0100, David Southwell wrote: > Is there an independent main.cf format checking tool that will identify any > errors in the file? Even better one that analyses the main.cf and points out > weaknesses would be even more welcome!!! Syntax errors ar

main.cf format checking.

2009-09-21 Thread David Southwell
Hi Is there an independent main.cf format checking tool that will identify any errors in the file? Even better one that analyses the main.cf and points out weaknesses would be even more welcome!!! David